Commemoration for the victims of 30 March 1997 grenade attack in Lyon, France

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6EKoDxgI0o

Bangskol in Rhône-Alpe​s (France) for the victims of the 30 March Grenade attack

(All Photos: Makarar)

1997 Grenade Attack Will Not Be Forgotten: Sam Rainsy

A Cambodian man, left, views photos the scene of victims of the March 30, 1997 deadly grenade attack, displaying during a Buddhist ceremony in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Buddhist monks and the main opposition party members in Cambodia on Wednesday chant prayers at a memorial for victims of a grenade attack that killed 16 anti-government protesters in Phnom Penh fourteen years ago. (Photo: AP)

Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Men Kimseng, VOA Khmer | Washington

“We cannot forget it. We will always remember it.”

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy says the anniversary of a deadly grenade attack in Phnom Penh 15 years ago must not be forgotten.

The March 30, 1997, attack on an opposition rally killed 16 people and wounded hundreds more.

“We cannot forget it,” Sam Rainsy told VOA Khmer in a TV interview. “We will always remember it.”

No one was ever arrested for the attack, which was widely blamed on supporters of the then co-prime minister, Hun Sen, who seized power in a violent coup several months later.

SRP officials commemorate victims of the 30 March 1997 grenade attack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTOBpd1poow

ពិធីបង្សុកូលឧទ្ទិសជូនវិញ្ញាណក្ខន្តអ្នកដែលបានស្លាប់ ដោយសារ ការបោក គ្រាប់បែក

ជំរាបសួរ,

សូមមេត្តាចូលរួមពិធីបង្សុកូលឧទ្ទិសជូនវិញ្ញាណក្ខន្តអ្នកដែលបានស្លាប់ ដោយសារ ការបោក គ្រាប់បែក កាលពី ១៥ឆ្នាំមុន ក្នងបុព្វហេតុតស៊ូដើម្បីតុលាការមានយុត្តិធម៌ មិនពុករលួយ ឲ្យបាន ច្រើន កុះករ ។

បុណ្យនេះនឹងប្រព្រឹត្ត ទៅនៅ ថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ទី៣១ មិនា ២០១២ នាវត្តពុទ្ធរង្សី ពុយស៊ីញ៉ង់ ។

កម្មវិធីបុណ្យមានជូនភ្ជាប់មកជាមួយសារនេះ ។

ជំរាបលា,
មករា
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Bonsoir mes chers amis,

Depuis 15 ans, la justice n'est toujours pas trouvée pour les 16 morts et plus de 100 blessés de l'attaque des grenades à Phnom Penh en 30 mars 1997.

La communauté cambodgienne dans le monde entier commémore cette journée à la mémoire de ces personnes qui revendiquent la justice et sans corruption dans le système judiciare.

Je vous invite à venir nombreux pour témoigner cette jounée douloureuse et inoubliable en priant avec les bonzes à la Pagode Bouddha Raingsey Pusignan du samedi 31 mars 2012.

Le programme détaillé est en pièce jointe.

Avec mes amitiés,


Makarar

SRP-France Statement regarding the 30 March 1997 Grenade Attack

Cambodia: 15 Years on, No Justice in Grenade Attack

Carnage scene following the grenade attack

March 29, 2012

Source: http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/03/29/cambodia-15-years-no-justice-grenade-attack

"The substantial evidence of government involvement in this attack means a serious state investigation will never take place unless the donors, who provide almost half the national budget, demand one. Donors who are pouring millions into the Khmer Rouge trials to end impunity should not be ignoring a more recent atrocity under the current prime minister." - Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch

(New York) – The Cambodian government has made no effort over the last 15 years to bring to justice those responsible for a bloody grenade attack on an opposition party rally, Human Rights Watch said today.

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) should complete its long-stalled investigation into the March 30, 1997 attack, which left at least 16 people dead and more than 150 injured, Human Rights Watch said. Recent reports indicate that French authorities opened a new investigation into the attack early this year.

The 30 March 1997 grenade attack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmDPWrMCn48

ពិធីបង្សុកូលឧទ្ទិសជូនវិញ្ញាណក្ខន្តអ្នកដែលបានស្លាប់ ដោយសារ ការបោក គ្រាប់បែក

ជំរាបសួរ,

សូមមេត្តាចូលរួមពិធីបង្សុកូលឧទ្ទិសជូនវិញ្ញាណក្ខន្តអ្នកដែលបានស្លាប់ ដោយសារ ការបោក គ្រាប់បែក កាលពី ១៥ឆ្នាំមុន ក្នងបុព្វហេតុតស៊ូដើម្បីតុលាការមានយុត្តិធម៌ មិនពុករលួយ ឲ្យបាន ច្រើន កុះករ ។

បុណ្យនេះនឹងប្រព្រឹត្ត ទៅនៅ ថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ទី៣១ មិនា ២០១២ នាវត្តពុទ្ធរង្សី ពុយស៊ីញ៉ង់ ។

កម្មវិធីបុណ្យមានជូនភ្ជាប់មកជាមួយសារនេះ ។

ជំរាបលា,
មករា
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Bonsoir mes chers amis,

Depuis 15 ans, la justice n'est toujours pas trouvée pour les 16 morts et plus de 100 blessés de l'attaque des grenades à Phnom Penh en 30 mars 1997.

La communauté cambodgienne dans le monde entier commémore cette journée à la mémoire de ces personnes qui revendiquent la justice et sans corruption dans le système judiciare.

Je vous invite à venir nombreux pour témoigner cette jounée douloureuse et inoubliable en priant avec les bonzes à la Pagode Bouddha Raingsey Pusignan du samedi 31 mars 2012.

Le programme détaillé est en pièce jointe.

Avec mes amitiés,


Makarar

SRP to commemorate the 15th Anniversary of the grenade attack on 30 March 2012

Support petition for the 1997 grenade attack lawsuit in France

http://www.box.com/s/duoj5vst7ghypuqn7kqe

សម រង្ស៊ី រំពឹង​ថា នឹង​ឈ្នះ​ក្ដី​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ក្រុង​ភ្នំពេញ​ក្នុង​សំណុំ​រឿង​គប់​គ្រាប់​បែក នៅ​តុលាការ​ក្រុង​ប៉ារីស - Sam Rainsy expects to win in the French court over the PPenh regime in the 1997 grenade attack case

ព្រហស្បតិ៍ 02 កុម្ភៈ 2012
ក.និរតី
The Free Press Magazine Online

ដូច​ជ័យ​ជំនះ​លើ​ករណី​បណ្ដឹង​បរិហាកេរ្ដី៏ របស់​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ក្រសួង​ការ​បរទេស​ខ្មែរ​ដែរ មេដឹកនាំ​គណបក្ស​​ដែល​កំពុង​រស់​នៅ​និរទេស​រូប​នេះ​រំពឹង​ថា ​តុលាការ​ទី​ក្រុង​ប៉ារីស នឹង​ផ្ដល់​យុត្តិ​ធម៌​​ឲ្យ​ខ្លួន ជុំវិញ​សំណុំ​រឿង​គប់​គ្រាប់​បែក ទៅ​លើ​ហ្វូង​បាតុករ​នៅ​មុខ​អតីត​មន្ទីរ​រដ្ឋសភា ​កាល​ពី​ជិត​១៥​ឆ្នាំ​មុន ដែល​បាន​ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​មនុស្ស​យ៉ាង​ហោច​ណាស់​១៩​នាក់​ស្លាប់ និង ជិត​១រយ​នាក់​ទៀត​រង​របួស ។

Opposition Leader Sam Rainsy's Personal message to every member and friend of the Sam Rainsy Party (SRP)

Personal message to every member and friend of the Sam Rainsy Party (SRP)

Paris, February 2, 2012

Dear fellow countryman,

Over the last 12 months we have won two successive legal victories versus the Hun Sen government at the Paris tribunal:

1. My definitive victory versus Hor Nam Hong at the "Cour de Cassation" (French Supreme Court) on April 27, 2011, exposing the criminal past of one of the leaders of the current regime.

2. The reopening by the state prosecutor on January 24, 2012 of the case concerning the grenade attack in Phnom Penh on March 30, 1997, carried out on the orders of Hun Sen.

These legal victories are the prelude to further successes. They set the stage for the truth to emerge and will have very important political consequences which will hasten the fall of the Hun Sen regime. After the truth follows justice. The triumph of justice in Cambodia will signify liberty for the Khmer people and the coming of democracy to our country.

I await democracy's coming in the knowledge that night is never eternal and that dawn always breaks.

The legal struggle against this murderous and treacherous regime must be continued before independent courts in democratic countries, and before competent international bodies such as the International Criminal Court.

I count on your support and participation in this peaceful but decisive battle to save our country.

Please accept my warmest fraternal greetings,

Sam Rainsy

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STATEMENT BY THE SAM RAINSY PARTY (SRP)

January 27, 2012

ANOTHER STEP TOWARD THE END OF IMPUNITY IN CAMBODIA

On January 24, 2012 the Prosecutor of the French Republic at the Paris Tribunal decided to resume the judicial investigation into a deadly grenade attack perpetrated in Phnom Penh on March 30, 1997. The attack was an assassination attempt on Sam Rainsy who is a French citizen.

For more details please read our statement in Khmer http://tinyurl.com/8aaqa9b

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Message personnel à tous les membres et amis du Parti Sam Rainsy (PSR)

Paris, le 2 février 2012

Cher compatriote,

Au cours des douze derniers mois, nous venons de remporter deux victoires judiciaires successives devant le Tribunal de Paris sur le régime de Hun Sen:

1. Ma victoire définitive sur Hor Nam Hong devant la Cour de Cassation le 27 avril 2011 qui expose le passé criminel d’un des principaux dirigeants du régime actuel

2. La réouverture par le Procureur de la République le 24 janvier 2012 de l’information judiciaire portant sur l’attaque à la grenade perpétrée à Phnom Penh le 30 mars 1997 et commanditée par Hun Sen.

Ces deux victoires judiciaires en annoncent d’autres qui vont venir. Elles préparent la voie à la victoire de la Vérité et vont avoir des conséquences politiques très importantes qui vont hâter la chute du régime Hun Sen. Car après la Vérité viendra la Justice. Le triomphe de la Justice au Cambodge signifiera la Liberté pour le peuple khmer et l’avènement de la Démocratie dans notre pays.

J’attends l’avènement de la Démocratie au Cambodge comme j’attends que le jour se lève, car il n’y a pas de nuit éternelle.

Il faut donc continuer la bataille judiciaire contre ce régime d’assassins et de traîtres devant des tribunaux indépendants, c’est-à-dire ceux de pays démocratiques, et devant les juridictions internationales compétentes comme la Cour Pénale Internationale.

Je compte sur votre soutien et votre participation pour continuer cette bataille pacifique mais décisive pour sauver notre Patrie.

Veillez recevoir mes salutations fraternelles.

Sam Rainsy

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COMMUNIQUÉ DU PARTI SAM RAINY (PSR)

27 janvier 2012

UN AUTRE PAS VERS LA FIN DE L’IMPUNITÉ AU CAMBODGE

Le 24 janvier 2012 le Procureur de la République près le Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris a signé la réouverture de l’information judiciaire portant sur l’attaque meurtrière à la grenade perpétrée à Phnom Penh le 30 mars 1997. L’attaque correspondait à une tentative d’assassinat à l’encontre de Sam Rainsy qui détient la nationalité française.

Pour plus de détails veuillez lire notre communiqué en khmer

http://tinyurl.com/8aaqa9b

The French court? It's so unfair for a killer like me ... because I no speech Frenchy

Another Step Toward the End of Impunity in Cambodia

January 27, 2012

ANOTHER STEP TOWARD THE END OF IMPUNITY IN CAMBODIA

On January 24, 2012 the Prosecutor of the French Republic at the Paris Tribunal decided to resume the judicial investigation into a deadly grenade attack perpetrated in Phnom Penh on March 30, 1997. The attack was an assassination attempt on Sam Rainsy who is a French citizen.

For more details please read our statement in Khmer

http://tinyurl.com/8aaqa9b

SRP Cabinet

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27 janvier 2012

UN AUTRE PAS VERS LA FIN DE L’IMPUNITÉ AU CAMBODGE

Le 24 janvier 2012 le Procureur de la République près le Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris a signé la réouverture de l’information judiciaire portant sur l’attaque meurtrière à la grenade perpétrée à Phnom Penh le 30 mars 1997. L’attaque correspondait à une tentative d’assassinat à l’encontre de Sam Rainsy qui détient la nationalité française.

Pour plus de détails veuillez lire notre communiqué en khmer
http://tinyurl.com/8aaqa9b

Cabinet du PSR

Ron Abney, American Pro-Democracy Advocate, Dies at 70

Ron Abney, an American, was working to promote democracy in Cambodia when he was wounded in a March 30, 1997 grenade attack against a peaceful demonstration. (Photo: Courtesy of "A Tragedy of No Importance")

Tuesday, 03 January 2012
Ron Abney, American Pro-Democracy Advocate, Dies at 70
Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer | Washington, DC

“For me, Sam Rainsy, for other Cambodian democrats, this is painful.”

Ron Abney, an American pro-democracy activist injured in a Phnom Penh grenade attack in 1997, died Saturday at the age of 70.

Abney had been an ardent supporter of pro-democracy activists in Cambodia, and he had pushed hard for the arrest of those who committed the March 1997 attack.

The attack on an opposition rally led by Sam Rainsy left 16 people dead and hundreds wounded.

Abney’s injury in the attack prompted an FBI investigation that was ultimately abandoned, but opposition officials say security forces of Prime Minister Hun Sen abetted the attack, a claim the prime minister has denied.

In memory of Ron Abney

January 3, 2012

IN MEMORY OF RON ABNEY

On December 31, 2011 I lost a dear friend, a comrade who was like a brother to me. Yes, we used to call each other “Brother”. I last met my American brother in May 2011 in Valdosta, Georgia, his home state. We only talked about Cambodia.

Ron Abney was loved and respected by countless Cambodians. He helped train scores of freedom fighters and justice lovers in this country and many other parts of the world. He was highly dedicated, generous and brave. He nearly died with me in a deadly grenade attack in Phnom Penh on March 30, 1997. He was seriously wounded in the attack. The criminal lawsuit we have filed against Prime Minister Hun Sen and his bodyguards is still pending at a court of justice in New York. His passing only increases my determination to find justice for all victims of political violence in Cambodia and to put an end to impunity in this country.

Ron’s spirit and principles will continue to guide me.

Sam Rainsy

Sam Rainsy's interview on VOA on 20 September 2011 (Part 1)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk3bIvkGOIM

Sam Rainsy Continues US Case Against Hun Sen

Sam Rainsy said last week the complaints were not part of political brokering for his return to Cambodia, where he faces years of imprisonment.

Friday, 23 September 2011
Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer | Washington, DC

“Hundreds of thousands of victims, even though they died 20 years ago, we must not forget the mistreatment and killing of Cambodian people, which are crimes against humanity.”

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy recently visited New York, where he is trying to bring Prime Minsiter Hun Sen to court for atrocity crimes.

“My trip to America this time is for a short period, to meet my lawyer in filing complaints against Mr. Hun Sen before the US courts, in New York, and independent courts in some democratic countries,” he said in a recent interview in Washington.

Sam Rainsy is alleging that Hun Sen was involved in the deaths of many people along the Thai border who were sent there to clear forest during the civil war. Many died of sickness or by stepping on land mines, which Sam Rainsy called a crime against humanity.

He is also implicating Hun Sen in killings of demonstrations against the 1998 national elections that put him firmly in power and in the 1997 grenade attack on a Sam Rainsy-led rally, where at least 16 people died.

Never forget victims of grenade attack

Even at a very busy time, SRP MPs and party activist never forget to offer Bangskol to victims of grenade attack on 30 of March 1997. (All photos: Son Chhay)

MP Son Chhay center together with SRP secretary general Ke Sovanaroth on the left and MP Ho Van on the rights with other MPs and others were at the victims stupa today September 19.